Way back in September last year I wrote a blog post about debt
here
Well I can now say that with determination and a real effort the last month I have finally paid back my debts and have enough left over for a dreamed about trip to the USA to attend the Sasha Festival.
The relief and peace that not owing any money on my credit card brings is amazing and I won't be using it again. Instead I plan to make and sell things to get my 'spending money'.
Of course it turns out I DID overdo things on Monday as I was very sore yesterday. It is a bit easier today but a strange thing happened during the night. I woke with a sharp constant pain in my ear and a burning sensation on my head. I made an appointment with the GP thinking perhaps I had an ear infection (never having had one before I wasn't really sure what earache felt like). It turns out my ears and throat are clear. He said that the pain on my head definitely sounds like nerve pain and possibly the ear is as well - so nothing can be done - just got to wait and see.
He did ask me how I got on with the morphine.... I told him it gave me stomach pains, made me drowsy and VERY irritable so wasn't taking it.
Back to the drawing board, he said he really didn't know what to offer me as we had pretty much tried everything. I already knew that. He has given me something I can try 'ad hoc' for when the pain is really bad - which I am happy to try - I just didn't want to take any more constant/daily meds as all the side effects just aren't worth it for the minimal (if any) relief they offer. So I have now got some OxyNorm to try. I had to laugh at the name....
So that is the update on the Pain Chronicles.
A couple of daily doodles:
Oh and the other news is that Percy went for his first walk with us and the other two dogs today.
He was very good - I think the encouragement of wanting to keep up with Shadow and Pirate was a big incentive to him :-)
Lots more walks to come.
Just need the weather to clear up for longer than two days!!
